The page I am working on has a javascript function executed to print parts of the page. For some reason, printing in Safari, causes the window to somehow update. I say somehow, because it does not really refresh as in reload the page, but rather it starts the "rendering" of the page from start, i.e. scroll to top, flash animations start from 0, and so forth. The effect is reproduced by this fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/fYmnB/ Clicking the print button and finishing or cancelling a print in Safari causes the screen to "go white" for a sec, which in my real website manifests itself as something "like" a reload. While running print button with, let's say, Firefox, just opens and closes the print dialogue without affecting the fiddle page in any way. Is there something with my way of calling the browsers print method that causes this, or how can it be explained - and preferably, avoided? P.S.: On my real site the same occurs with Chrome. In the ex
You could use screen dimensions, that way you load your small UI for small screens:
ReplyDeleteif ($(window).width() < 480 || $(window).height() < 480) {
//small screen, load other JS files
$.getScript('/js/script.js', function () {
//the script has been added to the DOM, you can now use it's code
});
}
Docs for $.getScript(): http://api.jquery.com/jquery.getscript
Test the screen resolution of the device when you get to $(document).ready or window.onload and then proceed accordingly.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with mobile devices vs. traditional browsers is that... well, what's the difference?
ReplyDeleteThere are desktops out there with slower connections than your cell phone. There are cell phones with higher resolutions with desktops. And then, of course, the reverse is also true.
Ideally, you should consider making your site in such a way that it works well on both. While in practice, this is often difficult, I think these days that you'll find your efforts worth it. Your users will love you for it too.
If you still feel the need to attempt this... especially in JavaScript... see this post: Mobile detection using Javascript